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Carcharocles MegalodonThe most powerful predator that ever existed, Megalodon is distantly related to the great white, coming from a far older lineage than its still extant cousin. Growing as large as 90 feet long, Megalodon was a hunter of whales ranging from the 10 foot cetothere, to the giant balaenoptera baleen whales that grew as big as it did. Fossils of Megalodon abound worldwide, and its teeth are highly prized. Recent research also reveals this predator was able to bite down with the force of 20 tons, twice as strong as the bite of Tyrannosaurus rex and 1/3rd stronger than that of the sea reptile Predator X: also known as Pliosaurus. It had almost no enemies, save for the giant Squalodon and Brygmophyseter, and was capable of outmatching them in head-on battle. Even juvenile megalodon were capable of attacking large whales, dugongs and seals bigger than themselves, as fossil evidence shows. Why Megalodon went extinct is a mystery, but from what is known, Megalodon died out from climate change, change in the availability of food, and being unable to adapt to cooling seas.
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That was from a long while ago. I've come to realize that that was probably inaccurate, and I should probably change that.
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I didn't mean it in a sarcastic tone, sharks DO grow FOREVER. I recommendΒ changing it to something similar to " fossil remains of its teeth, suggested Megalodon reached up to 75 feet in length".Β
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I am not offended, so do not worry, but I readily admit my mistakes.Β
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Nice drawing, those scars are a nice touch
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You're welcome
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there is a tooth from a very large specimen that is evidence of a 90 footer. the tooth was about 9-10 inches long. i'm not certain however of what became of it.
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Isnt the average size around 50-60 feet though?
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yes, but there are those wh just keep growing and get so big they don't have to worry about rivals.
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Not just the strongest but also the most successful. Tenure of 25 million years as Earth's alpha organism, kept living even when Livyatan and fellow killer sperm whales died out, and kept orcas and great whites from taking over until it finally went extinct when the Central American Seaway closed.
Also pretty intelligent and adaptable, judging from the modern great white and its long tenure.
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indeed. then of course, it was dealt the mortal blow by the ice age.
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It was about a million years before that.
Since the great white is trying to fill the same niche, in five million years we might have super-whites the size of Megalodon that have warm blood like their ancestor, this time climate's not stopping them.
If they survive us first.
BTW, the ironic thing is that sharks were the ultimate underdog predators, never getting a break in the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Paleogene...yet they ended up producing the ultimate apex predator yet and in the process of coming up with something even greater.....
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indeed. also, before i forget, you've heard of the legendary great white that was the "Submarine", have you not?
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I thought discovery made that up.
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Nope. She was actually a real shark, easily identified by her three white spots just in front of her dorsal fin. The biologist Craig Anthony Ferreira and his father were lucky, or unlucky enough i should say, to encounter her. Ferreira Sr. tried to catch her, and failed four times, and Craig was along for the hunt to witness it. She straightened their fishhooks completely in her dashes to freedom, as well as smashing the hull of one of their boats. Two entire chapters of Craig's book "Great White Sharks On Their Best Behavior" are devoted to those encounters.Β
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Oh.
Well great to see she is still out there.
And Discovery made her male...When predators are female-dominated, especially in species where females are larger!
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they made her a male? that's weird. the largest male great white on record was only 17-18 feet.Β
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Probably the stereotype of males being more aggressive and deadly, though it is inverted for most predators.
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yeah. if you think the great white "Deep Blue"Β www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB83-5β¦ big, then imagine a shark several feet longer and maybe a thousand pounds heavier.
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Seems like the Brygmophyseter and Leviathan put up a bit of a fight.
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actually, those are more like mating and dominance scars. the females are thicker-skinned than the males.
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yeah. you see scars like that on great whites all the time.
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I know, I just thought they were from preying on whales.
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that could happen too. along with Leviyatan and Brygmophyseter, Squalodon could easely hurt a megalodon in battle, especially when they traveled in pods. Β
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looks like she's been getting some love if you know what I mean.
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yup, and not only that, but those scars are also from battles with Squalodon and Brygmophyseter
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nice info!
I've heard that their fossilized teeth, if they're not exposed to the elements, keep their razor sharp edge and can slice your hand if you find one and mishandle it! 8D
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indeed that's true. i have sliced my finger on the tooth of a close meg relative, Carcharocles angustidens AND a great white shark's tooth. the teeth are in my gallery in the fossils category if you want to have a look.
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I did! Nice collection ^u^ I only have two small ones I got at the pier :3
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still, any you can find are nice indeed.
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she sure does. female mess often carry bites from amorous males as well as battles with kin and rival predators.
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yes. female sharks don't have claspers. plus, they are much larger than males.
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one can only imagine how huge male megalodon claspers would be! O_O
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i don't even want to go there.
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I've heard they are the size of adult female great whites.
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i doubt there would be that great a disparity in size. the female might get as long as sixty feet, but i doubt a male meg would be any smaller than thirty-five feet.
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I meant the claspers for a very large male Meg were the size of great whites.
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lol 5-6M! Β XD Β crazy!
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Largest penis in absolute terms ever?
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maybe. Β The largest whale was theΒ Basilosaurus - also about 60 ft - is comparable in body size. Β
I don't have the balls to google search for large prehistoric whale penis to be sure which one was larger. Β XD;;;
Meg wins, though, in terms of quantity as sharks have two whileΒ cetaceansΒ have just one!
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